News

With school back in session, the City of Shoreline, Shoreline Police and Shoreline School District encourage drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists to pay special attention in school zones and to obey all traffic laws.

Shoreline's frontage improvements on Aurora create property with predictable access, property with tremendous visibility and property that is faster and cheaper to improve.

With September comes National Preparedness Month and the Shoreline Office of Emergency Management is once again asking residents to take part in making their family, friends and community safer.

Parks and Open Space Facility, and Recreation and Cultural Program visioning meetings happen Oct. 5 & Oct. 14 at Shoreline City Hall.

As of Tuesday, Sept. 7, all Shoreline City Council meetings -- business meetings and study sessions -- will begin at 7:00 p.m.

In an effort to help prevent drowning accidents, Shoreline Property Maintenance Code requires that all swimming pools, spas and hot tubs containing water more than 24 inches in depth must be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier.

The second annual Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards competition is underway now. To win the $10,000 reward for a community improvement for your neighborhood next year, start reducing waste now and tell your friends, neighbors and local community groups.

Hyde Shuttles is a free door-to-door van service serving seniors and anyone with disabilities or special needs in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

This popular program returns from taking the summer off.

New street & mailing address but Spartan Recreation Center remains source for community recreation in same location.

Summer is mosquito and West Nile Virus (WNV) season. WNV is a mosquito-borne virus which can be spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. WNV can cause West Nile fever, encephalitis and meningitis.

The City is organizing a task force to explore options for preserving open space at the Aldercrest Annex site while still allowing the School District to sell or lease a portion of the property.

The City's Point Wells Subarea Plan describes a mixed-use waterfront community with a public park and public access trail along the Sound but on a much smaller scale than Snohomish County's Urban Center designation.

Construction is moving forward on the Richmond Beach Bridge Replacement Project across 27th Avenue NW. The project will replace the aging timber bridge with a new, safer structure with increased load limits and seismic upgrades that should last 80 years or more.

Shoreline City Manager Robert L. Olander announced his retirement to City Council at their meeting on Monday, Aug. 9. Olander, who has served as City Manager since 2006, will retire in February 2011.

Construction is expected to begin on third mile of the Aurora Corridor Project in the fall pending ongoing right-of-way acquisition.

Get ready for the annual Holiday Crafts Market. New Vendor applications are due September 17.

Shoreline residents, multi-family facilities and businesses can now recycle more plastics. In addition to plastic bottles and pill bottles, items such as plastic food containers, plastic plant pots, plastic lids wider than 3 inches, and plastic cups are now accepted.

At its July 26 meeting, the Shoreline City Council adopted a resolution placing Proposition 1, a maintenance and operations levy to maintain basic public safety, parks & recreation, and community services, on the November 2, 2010, general election ballot.

The City of Shoreline has launched a program to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs. The City is making free prescription discount cards available that offer residents savings off the retail price of common medications.

Residents are invited to review the working draft of the Shoreline Town Center Subarea Plan and to offer any suggestions, questions or critiques to City staff this summer.

After regularly being featured in local magazines over the years, the City of Shoreline is now recognized nationally as a great place to live. In CNN Money’s America’s Best Places to Live 2010 list of small American cities, Shoreline is number 64 of 100.

Young racoons venture out for the first time with their mothers in summer and fall. Now is a good time to learn how to keep the peace with your truly wild neighbors.

Residential burglaries can increase in the summer. Follow these simple tips to help keep your home safe in warm weather.

On July 1, Shoreline Mayor Keith McGlashan ceremonially signed the service contracts for a new Regional Animal Services model to handle animal control, sheltering and licensing services. The new contract took effect July 1 and expires at the end of 2012.

The good news highlighted in 2009's annual Police report to City Council was a drop in serious crimes for the third consecutive year.

The Shoreline Police took part in the annual Special Olympics Torch run on June 4, 2010.

The State Building Code Council has adopted the 2009 editions of the building codes. These codes go into effect July 1, 2010 for new permit applicants.

Join Hopelink’s End Summer Hunger program that provides extra food for families with children in the summer months. You can help by hosting a food drive, making donations from your pantry or growing extra food in your garden.

For the second year Seattle Pacific University (SPU) students have created intriguing temporary site-specific art installations for the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline, Wash. On display since early May, this exhibit is the result of collaboration between the City of Shoreline, the SPU Art Department and the Garden Foundation.